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What is the Internet Of Things and what promises does it hold? In this bonus feature from Hidden Secrets of Money Episode 8, Mance Harmon of Swirlds Inc explains what IOT is and where it is likely to go. |
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By Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals Analyst, GoldSilver |
There’s a sneaky development underway, one that’s been off the radar of most investors. It contributed to the recent stock market plunge, and if it really takes hold it has major ramifications for the three G’s: groceries, gas, and gold. |
What is this development? Here are a few hints… |
• US Treasury yields are now at their highest level in four years, with the two-year note hitting a 10-year high  • The five-year German bund (their government bond) traded in positive territory for the first time since 2015  • The little-known ECEC (Employer Costs for Employee Compensation) jumped to 4.4% last year, more than triple the 1.3% reading in 2016  • And perhaps the most obvious clue of what may be on the horizon: the gap between what TIPS (Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities) pay and the 10-year note is now at its widest range since September 2014. That means inflation has been rising much faster than what the 10-year bond pays. |
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In case you missed it, here is Mike's analysis of the recent market volatility and what it means for gold and silver investors: |
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Jim Rogers: Next Bear Market Will Be the Worst in My 75-Year Lifetime
It’s one thing to say the next bear market will be the worst of your lifetime if you graduated from HBS a couple years ago. It’s entirely another if you’re Jim Rogers, were born in the middle of World War II, are a snappy dresser, and actually know what you’re talking about. |
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How Could Central Banks Unwind QE Without Causing a Recession or Worse?
Especially in hindsight, it is easy to point out the obviousness of the Internet stock bubble in the late 90’s and the subprime-mortgage-driven real estate bubble that max-inflated in 2006. They were parabolic and contained within silos; you could point to the specific-to-them factors that were feeding such wild and unsustainable price levitation. |
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